Given name
Nikephoros
Nikephoros is used as a given name.
What we know so far
Nikephoros is one of millions of names in our catalog. Its profile is still growing: we publish only what our sources support, so some sections are waiting on more evidence.
People named Nikephoros
- Nikephoros II PhokasByzantine emperor from 963 to 969912–969
- Nikephoros III BotaneiatesByzantine emperor1001–1081
- Nikephoros I of Constantinoplepatriarch of Constantinople750–828
- Nikephoros Bryennios the YoungerByzantine general, statesman and historian (1062–1137)
- Nikephoros BlemmydesByzantine philosopher1197–1269
- Nikephoros Bryennios the Elderlate 11th-century Byzantine Empire usurper1100–1095
- Nikephoros I Komnenos DoukasDespot of Epirus from 1266/681240–1297
- Nikephoros Kallistos XanthopoulosByzantine ecclesiastical historian (c.1256-c.1335)
- Nikiforos LytrasGreek painter (1832–1904)
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